BLUES have no immediate plans to make a move for Albion left-back Paul Robinson.

BLUES have no immediate plans to make a move for Albion left-back Paul Robinson.

Blues were among a raft of clubs mentioned in relation to the Baggies stand-in captain since their play-off final defeat, and not without good reason.

But they homed in on West Ham United's Paul Konchesky for a summer move to St Andrew's, having already had a #2millon offer rejected.

Steve Bruce is a confirmed admirer of Robinson's playing abilities, describing him on several occasions this season as the Championship's best left-back.

But that was on the flip side to his scathing criticisms of Robinson's challenge that left Blues skipper Damien Johnson with a broken jaw in October's St Andrew's derby.

Bruce felt that Robinson knew exactly what he was doing when he KO'd Johnson with an elbow, although the FA decided to take no further action after reviewing the red-card clash on video, and Johnson said he thought that there was no malice aforethought.

If Blues fail to make headway in their negotiations for Konchesky during the month, they could well turn attentions to Robinson, who admitted after the Wembley loss to Derby County that he wanted to play in the top-flight.

But after being so trashed in public by Bruce it would be hard to imagine Robinson having much time for the Blues boss, and then there would be the thorny issue of sharing a dressing room with Johnson.

Although Johnson was magnanimous after recovering from the injury, he hardly showed any warmth to Robinson in the return game at the Hawthorns, and he has a long memory.